HA! Nice try, very, VERY rarely will you drop and hook a reefer load, because there is too much at steak( pun intended) Many times, reefer loads are pre-ordered, meaning you live load and go directly to the customer and unload. Van freight that is not as temperature sensitive, can sit, but reefers loads are usually high priority. Just the fact you would ask that, makes me think you don't want to "fingerprint"( hand unload) a load, and if just starting out, fingerprint you will. Floor loads require you to stack the product on pallets, and lumpers are costly, you can't drive a truck and rely solely on lumpers. Restacking on the "cold side" is like working outdoors in the winter, not for everyone. Then the games you have to put up with may have you wondering if you did the right thing.
Now, if drop and hook is your preference, just about every non-reefer freight company, that still exists, has drop and hook options. Called a line haul, that's all you do, take a trailer to another terminal and return, but incredibly boring. Also with new drivers, you'll get the bottom of the barrel, meaning, a "Dollar General" load, with 4,000 items on the floor. It's how most start, so be ready for that.
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Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by CalculatedRisk, Apr 4, 2026 at 5:50 PM.
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